Katie Waissel has spoken out against Twitter users who criticise her (Splash)

The singer, who has regularly been slated since appearing on the ITV talent contest, claimed she was still upset when people made nasty comments about her on the internet.

‘I can’t belive some of the stuff that I read. I like to keep an eye on things and know how it’s going,’ she said in an exclusive interview with Metro.co.uk.

‘I was trending onTwitter after The Alan Titchmarsh Show, which was amazing, but the one comment I see is “Why is Katie Waissel trending? I hope that she commits suicide”.

‘I mean who says that? These kids have got to get out more.’

She fumed: ‘If they’re this passionate about making such a statement, they should take their passions and turn it into something really relevant that they could make a difference with rather than sit on their computers and love to hate.’

Waissel reportedly had to attend ‘intensive counselling sessions’ during her stint on The X Factor to cope with the criticism she received.

Bosses of the ITV show were also forced to call in police after the star was hit with a number of online death threats.